Composed by Erik Satie. Arranged by Robert Orledge. This edition: pdf. 20th Century, Contemporary. Score. 5 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #1217278. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.1650579).
Satie began this little piece as a composition for an orchestra consisting of two clarinets, cor anglais and a few strings. His famous remark after hearing the première of Debussy’s « La Mer » in October 1905 immediately springs to mind, as cited by Hélène Jourdan-Morhange in « Ravel et Nous ». Referring to the first movement « From Dawn to Midday on the Sea », Satie cried out : « Ah ! My old friend ! There is above all a little moment between 10h30 and 10h45 that I found amaing ! »
His own aquatic evocation is of gently lapping wavelets, miles distant from Debussy’s often exuberant triptych, but I could not help thinking, as I completed the last 30 or so bars, that Satie might perhaps have put in one or two disguesed thematic references to Debussy’s masterpiece somewhere. Perhaps a fw listeners may spot them in the piano version.
Satie commença ce petit morceau comme une composition pour un orchestre composé de deux clarinettes, d’un cor anglais et de quelques cordes. Sa célèbre remarque après avoir entendu la première de « La Mer » de Debussy en octobre 1905 vient immédiatement à l’esprit, telle que rapportée par Hélène Jourdan-Morhange dans Ravel et Nous. En parlant du premier mouvement, « De l'aube à midi sur la mer », Satie s'écria : « Ah ! Mon vieil ami ! Il y a surtout un petit moment entre 10h30 et 10h45 que j’ai trouvé étonnant ! »
Sa propre évocation aquatique est faite de petites vaguelettes douces, à des lieues de l’exubérance du triptyque de Debussy, mais je n’ai pu m’empêcher de penser, en terminant les quelque trente dernières mesures, que Satie avait peut-être glissé une ou deux références thématiques déguisées au chef-d'œuvre de Debussy. Peut-être quelques auditeurs attentifs les repéreront-ils dans la version pour piano.
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Composed by Erik Satie. Arranged by Robert Orledge. This edition: pdf. 20th Century, Contemporary. Score. 5 pages. Musik Fabrik Music Publishing #1217278. Published by Musik Fabrik Music Publishing (A0.1650579).
Satie began this little piece as a composition for an orchestra consisting of two clarinets, cor anglais and a few strings. His famous remark after hearing the première of Debussy’s « La Mer » in October 1905 immediately springs to mind, as cited by Hélène Jourdan-Morhange in « Ravel et Nous ». Referring to the first movement « From Dawn to Midday on the Sea », Satie cried out : « Ah ! My old friend ! There is above all a little moment between 10h30 and 10h45 that I found amaing ! »
His own aquatic evocation is of gently lapping wavelets, miles distant from Debussy’s often exuberant triptych, but I could not help thinking, as I completed the last 30 or so bars, that Satie might perhaps have put in one or two disguesed thematic references to Debussy’s masterpiece somewhere. Perhaps a fw listeners may spot them in the piano version.
Satie commença ce petit morceau comme une composition pour un orchestre composé de deux clarinettes, d’un cor anglais et de quelques cordes. Sa célèbre remarque après avoir entendu la première de « La Mer » de Debussy en octobre 1905 vient immédiatement à l’esprit, telle que rapportée par Hélène Jourdan-Morhange dans Ravel et Nous. En parlant du premier mouvement, « De l'aube à midi sur la mer », Satie s'écria : « Ah ! Mon vieil ami ! Il y a surtout un petit moment entre 10h30 et 10h45 que j’ai trouvé étonnant ! »
Sa propre évocation aquatique est faite de petites vaguelettes douces, à des lieues de l’exubérance du triptyque de Debussy, mais je n’ai pu m’empêcher de penser, en terminant les quelque trente dernières mesures, que Satie avait peut-être glissé une ou deux références thématiques déguisées au chef-d'œuvre de Debussy. Peut-être quelques auditeurs attentifs les repéreront-ils dans la version pour piano.
This product was created by a member of ArrangeMe, Hal Leonard's global
self-publishing community of independent composers, arrangers, and songwriters.
ArrangeMe allows for the publication of unique arrangements of both popular
titles and original compositions from a wide variety of voices and backgrounds.
About Digital Downloads
Digital Downloads are downloadable sheet music files that can be viewed directly on
your computer, tablet or mobile device. Once you download your digital sheet music,
you can view and print it at home, school, or anywhere you want to make music, and
you don't have to be connected to the internet. Just purchase, download and play!
PLEASE NOTE: Your Digital Download will have a watermark at the bottom of each page
that will include your name, purchase date and number of copies purchased. You are
only authorized to print the number of copies that you have purchased. You may not
digitally distribute or print more copies than purchased for use (i.e., you may not
print or digitally distribute individual copies to friends or students).
Preview: Erik Satie : La Mer est pleine d’eau : c’est à n’y rien comprendre
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